Arkeus Boosts Ocius with Enhanced Maritime Domain Awareness
▼ Summary
– Arkeus has successfully integrated its Surface HSOR technology with Ocius’s Bluebottle USV to enhance maritime domain awareness.
– This collaboration combines two Australian sovereign technologies to provide persistent maritime surveillance capabilities.
– The integrated system enables continuous detection and real-time identification of vessels and objects in challenging environments using AI-based spectral sensing.
– It serves as a low-profile, long-endurance sensor node that expands intelligence and reconnaissance coverage without risking personnel.
– The partnership strengthens Australia’s sovereign defence innovation and supports AUKUS-aligned capabilities by reducing foreign dependency.
A significant advancement in maritime surveillance has been achieved through the successful integration of Arkeus’s Surface Hyperspectral Optical Radar (HSOR) technology onto the Ocius Bluebottle Uncrewed Surface Vessel. This pairing of two advanced Australian technologies delivers a new standard of persistent maritime domain awareness, combining autonomous optical sensing with a proven uncrewed platform already in use by defence and industry sectors.
Simon Olsen, CEO of Arkeus, expressed pride in being chosen by Ocius for the collaboration. He noted that integrating Surface HSOR with the Bluebottle platform not only strengthens their position in maritime surveillance leadership but also showcases the capacity of both companies to provide extended operational range and coverage, even within the most demanding environments faced by their clients. Olsen emphasized that the joint effort yields technology that expands operational reach, improves safety, and supports Australia’s strategic maritime capabilities.
This partnership reinforces Australia’s sovereign defence innovation network, aligning with national goals to build resilience and advance capabilities in line with AUKUS priorities, while also reducing reliance on foreign supply chains.
Robert Dane, Chief Executive Officer of Ocius Technology, remarked that incorporating Arkeus’s state-of-the-art surface hyperspectral optical radar into the Bluebottle platform marks a major leap forward for autonomous maritime surveillance. He highlighted their dedication to using sovereign technologies to provide unparalleled operational performance.
Arkeus’s sophisticated optical radar delivers continuous surface and near-surface detection, capable of identifying vessels, personnel, and objects that are typically hard to spot in poor visual conditions. The system’s unique AI-driven spectral sensing allows for real-time identification and tracking of targets at long distances with minimal false alarms, performing reliably even in difficult or degraded settings.
Olsen further commented that the pairing of these technologies acts as a force-multiplier for naval missions.
The self-sufficient uncrewed surface vessel, now equipped with Surface HSOR, functions as a discreet, long-endurance sensor node that greatly extends intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance coverage. It enables networked maritime awareness without endangering personnel or high-value assets, operating effectively even in highly contested or denied areas.
Arkeus focuses on accelerating decision-making by merging optics with autonomy. The company excels in the rapid design, innovation, and fabrication of autonomous optical capabilities aimed at producing transformative outcomes for Search, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance missions. Their wide-area autonomous optical search and surveillance systems are tailored for diverse operations including ISR, border protection, large-scale urban surveillance, force protection, counter-terrorism, monitoring of illegal activities, and search and rescue across land, sea, and space domains. They specialize in extracting vital intelligence and surveillance data and distributing that information reliably in challenging or contested environments.
(Source: ITWire Australia)